Kentucky Federal Judge Orders Arbitration Of Claims Against Nursing Home

Mealey's (July 16, 2018, 11:23 AM EDT) -- ASHLAND, Ky. — After holding that an arbitration agreement signed by a now-deceased nursing home  resident’s power of attorney at the time she was admitted was valid, a Kentucky federal judge on July 2 ordered the arbitration of the estate’s claims for negligence and wrongful death and enjoined the estate from pursing a state court law suit (Diversicare Leasing Corp., et al. v. Barbara Hamilton, No. 17-125, E.D. Ky., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 111152)....